Summer of 69
Bryan Adams Lyrics

I got my first real six-string
I purchased my first real guitar, which had six strings.

Bought it at the five-and-dime
I bought it at a local store that sold inexpensive goods.

Played it 'til my fingers bled
I played the guitar so much that my fingers were bleeding.

Was the summer of '69
This occurred during the summer of 1969.

Me and some guys from school
Some of my fellow male students and I.

Had a band and we tried real hard
We formed a musical group and gave it our all.

Jimmy quit, Jody got married
Two of our band members left for different reasons.

I should've known we'd never get far
I had a feeling that our musical aspirations would not be successful.

Oh, when I look back now
When I reflect upon that time now.

That summer seemed to last forever
The summer of 1969 appeared to last a long time in my memory.

And if I had the choice
If given the option.

Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
I would always want to be present during that time period.

Those were the best days of my life
That was the most enjoyable period of my existence.

Ain't no use in complainin'
There is no gain in expressing dissatisfaction.

When you've got a job to do
When you have a task to complete.

Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
I passed my evenings at a drive-in venue.

And that's when I met you, yeah
During that time, I met you.

Standin' on your mama's porch
Standing on your mother's balcony.

You told me that you'd wait forever
You stated that you would wait for me indefinitely.

Oh, and when you held my hand
When you grasped my hand.

I knew that it was now or never
I recognized that it was the ideal opportunity to pursue our relationship.

Those were the best days of my life
That was the most enjoyable period of my existence.

Man we were killin' time
We were passing time without any particular goal.

We were young and restless
We were full of energy and impatience due to our youthfulness.

We needed to unwind
We needed to release tension and relax.

I guess nothin' can last forever, forever, no
I presume that nothing ever endures eternally, forever, never.

And now the times are changin'
The present epoch is altering.

Look at everything that's come and gone
Consider everything that has been part of my past.

Sometimes when I play that old six-string
Occasionally, when I play that old guitar with six strings.

I think about you, wonder what went wrong
I think about what went wrong in our relationship and ponder about you.

It was the summer of '69, oh, yeah
This event transpired during the summer of 1969.

Me and my baby in '69, oh
My significant other and I during that same summer.

It was the summer
During that particular summer season.

The summer, the summer of '69, yeah
That specific summer season of 1969.